New species, redescriptions and phylogenetic revision of tribe Dacini (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) from India based on morphological characters
Author
David, K. J.
Author
Ramani, S.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-01-31
4551
2
101
146
journal article
27609
10.11646/zootaxa.4551.2.1
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1175-5326
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Bactrocera
(
Bactrocera
)
blairiae
Drew & Romig
Bactrocera
(
Bactrocera
)
blairiae
Drew & Romig, 2013
: 57
.
Material examined:
2♂♂
,
INDIA
,
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
,
Andaman Islands
,
Mt. Harriet
,
11.iii. 2012
,
David, K. J
.,
3♂♂
,
INDIA
,
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
,
Andaman Islands
,
Chouldari
,
Bloomsdale
,
8.iii. 2012
,
David, K. J.
(
NBAIR
)
;
1♀
,
INDIA
,
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
,
Andaman Islands
,
Mt. Harriet
,
25.iv. 1995
,
H. R. Ranganath
(
UASB
)
.
Diagnosis:
Male with epandrium and surstyli oval in outline (posterior view) (
Fig. 5C
). Lateral surstylus shorter than epandrium; posterior lobe of surstylus broad, curved in, as long as anterior lobe; ventral rim of lateral surstylus 3 times longer than dorsal rim (
Fig. 3C
). Proctiger quadrate and smaller than epandrium (
Fig. 3C
). Medial surstylus with a pair of thick prensisetae (
Fig. 5C
). Phallus 2.8̄3.0 mm long excluding glans (
0.42 mm
); 0.75 of glans sclerotised with unpatterned praeputium; subapical lobe and basal lobe present (
Fig. 8C
). Female with dorsoventrally flattened, reddish-brown oviscape (
1.89 mm
); eversible membrane (
2.70 mm
) with conical spicules on distal end (
Fig. 11B
); aculeus short (
1.9 mm
), apex acute with smooth preapical steps (
Fig. 13B
), four pairs of preapical setae; two black convoluted mulberry shaped spermathecae (
Fig. 15B
).